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February 10, 2006

SXSW Update 2/10/06

My least favorite question in the world is "What kind of music do you like?", because I have no idea how to answer it. There's a reason my mix disc series is called Schizophrenia.

Fortunately, SXSW asks no such questions. For instance, Thursday night at Stubb's you have the Dresden Dolls, the Fiery Furnaces, Nickel Creek, and Gomez. Dresden Dolls=the intersection of goth metal and cabaret. Fiery Furnaces=weird and unstructured piano pop. Nickel Creek=scrubbed-faced newgrass. I don't know much about Gomez, but the only common thread among the first three is that I happen to really like all of them.

If there is a crappy thing about SXSW, it's that a show like this can be on the same night as Morissey's gig. A great choice to have, I guess.

Other big shows so far include Wednesday night at Stubbs, which will feature Belle and Sebastian, the New Pornographers, and Mogwai (though Cat Power appears to have cancelled for "health reasons"). Friday at La Zona Rosa is the Domino showcase, featuring the ultra-buzzy Arctic Monkeys and Test Icicles. Emo's main stage on Saturday night will unleash the fookin' Scandinavian fury, with Turbonegro and the Hellacopters.